Doc #52363 [Asn->Csd]: timezone_name_from_abbr problem

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52363&edit=1 ID: 52363 Updated by: aharvey@php.net Reported by: rblon at fastmail dot fm Summary: timezone_name_from_abbr problem -Status: Assigned +Status: Closed Type: Documentation Problem Package: Documentation problem PHP Version: 5.3.2 Assigned To: aharvey Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-07-19 12:13:33] aharvey@php.net Automatic comment from SVN on behalf of aharvey Revision: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=301391 Log: Fix doc bug #52363 (timezone_name_from_abbr problem) by adding more explanation of the $isdst parameter. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-07-19 12:06:44] aharvey@php.net I'll make the description of the $isdst parameter clearer. The documentation is correct about being able to get the time zone from $gmtOffset and $isdst. Of course, whether it actually returns the _right_ time zone is a whole 'nother problem. :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-07-16 16:51:43] rblon at fastmail dot fm Description: ------------ The timezone_name_from_abbr function suggests that you can get the timezone from $gmtOffset and $isdst (passing an empty $abbr string). I don't think that is possible, as there is no 1 to 1 relation. Correct me if I am wrong, but if $isdst = 0, it might mean that the timezone currently has no daylight saving or that the timezone has never daylight saving. How can the function differentiate between the two timezones? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52363&edit=1